ROH Death Before Dishonor XIII
ROH Death Before Dishonor XIII (7/24/2015) Baltimore, MD
SILAS YOUNG vs. WILL FERRARA- 5.25/10
Good for what it was. They set up the finishing sequence very well. After the match the Boys came out. Silas attacked one of them but the second one saved him and Silas still wound up being humiliated.
CEDRIC ALEXANDER (w/Veda Scott) vs. MOOSE (w/Stokely Hathaway)- 6.75/10
Veda Scott is dressed like the world’s most prudish hooker, which kind of works perfectly with her character. Like she wants to dress really sexy, but she has WAY too much self-respect to show up looking like a total skank.
GAH! GET THE F*CKING CAMERA OFF THE ANNOUNCERS WHEN THERE’S ACTION GOING ON IN THE RING!
The match was very good, even with the overbooking. Some people might think that this finish is repetitive, but as Stokely said in a promo during the video package, there is a difference between taking advantage of a situation when you’re desperate and going out of your way to cheat.
THE BRISCOES vs. ROPPONGI VICE- 7.25/10
Apparently Rocky Romero is the one singing the terrible lyrics in Roppongi Vice’s terrible entrance music. Great match, and without any annoying Forever Hooligans spots. It’s almost like Rocky has finally realized that Trent Barreta is not Alex Koslov.
ADAM COLE vs. DALTON CASTLE (w/his boys)- 7/10
Good nearfalls towards the end with some of those roll-ups for Castle. Cole shows Castle respect after the match, but while that is happening, Silas jumps the boys on the outside.
BJ WHITMER PROMO- he’s on crutches (apparently he had some knee surgery) and says he wants to do commentary. He is an ass to Corino who decides to just let BJ do commentary rather than fighting him, which is what I was hoping would happen.
NO DISQUALIFICATIONS MATCH: ACH vs. Adam Page (w/Colby Corino)- 8/10
Great weapon use, scary bumps, and a great finish that manages to make you feel cheated even though it was a no DQ’s match.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: The Addiction(c) vs. War Machine vs. reDRagon vs. The Kingdom (w/Maria Kanellis)- 8/10
Cole came out to do commentary, letting us know that he’s not happy that he wasn’t part of his stablemates’ strategy meeting for this match. The match had some great action and also did a great job of setting up the next challengers for the tag titles. Awesome match.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jay Lethal(c) (w/the House of Truth) vs. Roderick Strong- 9.25/10
A slow-paced, grueling match that really felt like the marathon it was, while having you biting on every nearfall.
An AWESOME show from ROH. One of those shows that would have been a serious Show of the Year contender if not for the Tokyo Dome show.
SILAS YOUNG vs. WILL FERRARA- 5.25/10
Good for what it was. They set up the finishing sequence very well. After the match the Boys came out. Silas attacked one of them but the second one saved him and Silas still wound up being humiliated.
CEDRIC ALEXANDER (w/Veda Scott) vs. MOOSE (w/Stokely Hathaway)- 6.75/10
Veda Scott is dressed like the world’s most prudish hooker, which kind of works perfectly with her character. Like she wants to dress really sexy, but she has WAY too much self-respect to show up looking like a total skank.
GAH! GET THE F*CKING CAMERA OFF THE ANNOUNCERS WHEN THERE’S ACTION GOING ON IN THE RING!
The match was very good, even with the overbooking. Some people might think that this finish is repetitive, but as Stokely said in a promo during the video package, there is a difference between taking advantage of a situation when you’re desperate and going out of your way to cheat.
THE BRISCOES vs. ROPPONGI VICE- 7.25/10
Apparently Rocky Romero is the one singing the terrible lyrics in Roppongi Vice’s terrible entrance music. Great match, and without any annoying Forever Hooligans spots. It’s almost like Rocky has finally realized that Trent Barreta is not Alex Koslov.
ADAM COLE vs. DALTON CASTLE (w/his boys)- 7/10
Good nearfalls towards the end with some of those roll-ups for Castle. Cole shows Castle respect after the match, but while that is happening, Silas jumps the boys on the outside.
BJ WHITMER PROMO- he’s on crutches (apparently he had some knee surgery) and says he wants to do commentary. He is an ass to Corino who decides to just let BJ do commentary rather than fighting him, which is what I was hoping would happen.
NO DISQUALIFICATIONS MATCH: ACH vs. Adam Page (w/Colby Corino)- 8/10
Great weapon use, scary bumps, and a great finish that manages to make you feel cheated even though it was a no DQ’s match.
FOUR CORNER SURVIVAL MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES: The Addiction(c) vs. War Machine vs. reDRagon vs. The Kingdom (w/Maria Kanellis)- 8/10
Cole came out to do commentary, letting us know that he’s not happy that he wasn’t part of his stablemates’ strategy meeting for this match. The match had some great action and also did a great job of setting up the next challengers for the tag titles. Awesome match.
ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jay Lethal(c) (w/the House of Truth) vs. Roderick Strong- 9.25/10
A slow-paced, grueling match that really felt like the marathon it was, while having you biting on every nearfall.
An AWESOME show from ROH. One of those shows that would have been a serious Show of the Year contender if not for the Tokyo Dome show.